2025届高三英语上学期一轮复习培优外刊阅读学案： AI狂潮

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜AI狂潮“钱景”不明？科技巨头仍在摸索 近一年来，众多科技行业巨头纷纷布局人工智能（AI），生成式AI产品一时风头无两。然而，在投资热潮之下，科技公司却面临着连连亏损的局面，生成式AI产品的“钱景”目前仍不明朗，原因何在？对AI的投资狂潮会逐渐平息吗？ Big Tech Struggles to Turn AI Hype Into Profits By Tom Dotan and Deepa Seetharaman Tech companies are touting new AI technology that can spit out business memos or computer code. They are still figuring out how those products will generate a profit. Generative artificial-intelligence tools are unproven and expensive to operate, requiring muscular servers with expensive chips that consume lots of power. Microsoft, Google, Adobe and other tech companies investing in AI are experimenting with an array of tactics to make, market and charge for it. AI often doesn't have the economies of scale of standard software because it can require intense new calculations for each query. The more customers use the products, the more expensive it is to cover the infrastructure bills. These running costs expose companies charging flat fees for AI to potential losses. Microsoft is using OpenAI's latest software for its AI features. The version, called GPT-4, is among the largest and most costly AI models available. Using it to summarize an email is like getting a Lamborghini to deliver a pizza. The shares of companies connected to AI have soared this year. The rising valuations reflect enthusiasm about the promise of AI, said May Habib, CEO of Writer. She said executives will soon be taking a harder look at the costs. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1. struggle英 [ˈstrʌɡl] 美 [ˈstrʌɡl]v. ________________；n. ______________ 2. 2.hype英 [haɪp] 美 [haɪp] n. 大肆宣传，炒作 3.tout英 [taʊt] 美 [taʊt] v. _________________________________ 4.spit英 [spɪt] 美 [spɪt] v. _________________________________ 5.unproven英 [ʌnˈpruːvn] 美 [ʌnˈpruːvn] adj. _________________________________ 6.muscular英 [ˈmʌskjələ] 美 [ˈmʌskjələr] adj._________________________________ 7.experiment英 [ɪkˈsperɪment] 美 [ɪkˈsperəment] v. _________________________________ 8.array英 [əˈreɪ] 美 [əˈreɪ] n. _________________________________ 9.tactic英 [ˈtæktɪk] 美 [ˈtæktɪk] n. _________________________________ 10.query英 [ˈkwɪəri] 美 [ˈkwɪri] n. _________________________________ 11.cover英 [ˈkʌvə] 美 [ˈkʌvər] v. _________________________________ 12.expose英 [ɪkˈspəʊz] 美 [ɪkˈspoʊz] v. _________________________________ 13.promise英 [ˈprɒmɪs] 美 [ˈprɑːmɪs] n. _________________________________ 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1._________________________________奋力前进，艰难前行 2._________________________________把A转变成B 3._________________________________找出方法 4._________________________________产生利润 5._________________________________生成式人工智能工具 6._________________________________强劲有力的经济 7._________________________________一系列 8._________________________________规模经济 9._________________________________把A暴露在B之下，让B面临A 10._________________________________固定费用 11._________________________________ 收取费用 12_________________________________认真想想，仔细查看 13._________________________________查看...... 拓展练习阅读理解 A half-century ago, one biologist taught us from a new textbook titled Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary (进化的) Approach. At that time, I was a young assistant professor at Montana State University and I wondered: Doesn’t every biologist think about animal behavior from an evolutionary view? Later, I met John Alcock, the book’s author, and he told me that most biologists were more concerned with closely related mechanisms (机制) of animal behavior in the immediate environment, and did not normally ask questions about what adaptive function might have been served by engaging in a particular behavior in a particular environment. When I left Montana to join Arizona State University, one of the students in my lab was crazy about her undergraduate animal behavior class. It turned out that the teacher was John Alcock, who had obtained his Ph. D．from Harvard University. Alcock authored a number of beautifully written books. His Sonoran Desert Spring is a delightful read, revealing a deep appreciation of all the amazing life forms that have adapted to life in the desert. Another of his books, In a Desert Garden: Love and Death Among the Insects, describes all the amazing aspects of nature that took place in his own garden. Alcock received a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) from his parents at age seven and through it, he discovered the beautiful birds of rural Pennsylvania, where he was raised. I later often had the pleasure of going bird watching with Alcock, and it was amazing that he could spot and recognize bird species by catching sight of them, or even just listening to a small piece of song. Alcock had rich knowledge and a way with words that allowed him to make up an extremely interesting story about something uninspiring. And given the known psychological benefits of getting out in nature, imagine having a career in which your job is to go out into the wilderness and look at flowers and birds. 13．What does the author want to know about biologists? A．Their attitudes towards wild animals. B．Their research on the natural environment. C．Their opinions on animal behavior. D．Their concerns about the changing world. 14．Why does the author mention a student in his lab? A．To stress John Alcock’s influence. B．To prove John Alcock’s ambition. C．To show John Alcock’s achievement. D．To explain John Alcock’s responsibility. 15．What does paragraph 5 mainly show about John Alcock? A．His discovery of the hidden beauty. B．His pleasure in exploring nature. C．His ability to identify different birds. D．His experience of living in Pennsylvania. 16．Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．John Alcock: A Pioneer in Animal Behavior Studies B．Exploring the Sonoran Desert with a Biologist C．Bird watching Adventures: A Life Inspired by Nature D．The Impact of Binoculars on a Biologist’s Childhood 外刊精选答案 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.struggle英 [ˈstrʌɡl] 美 [ˈstrʌɡl]v. 奋力；n. 艰难，艰苦 2.hype英 [haɪp] 美 [haɪp] n. 大肆宣传，炒作 3.tout英 [taʊt] 美 [taʊt] v. 吹捧，兜售 4.spit英 [spɪt] 美 [spɪt] v. 淬唾沫；怒斥、愤怒地说 5.unproven英 [ʌnˈpruːvn] 美 [ʌnˈpruːvn] adj. 未经检验的 6.muscular英 [ˈmʌskjələ] 美 [ˈmʌskjələr] adj. 肌肉发达的；……强劲有力的 7.experiment英 [ɪkˈsperɪment] 美 [ɪkˈsperəment] v. 对某事物进行尝试或实验，以了解其效果或结果 8.array英 [əˈreɪ] 美 [əˈreɪ] n. （计算机领域）数组、阵列 9.tactic英 [ˈtæktɪk] 美 [ˈtæktɪk] n. 手段，招数 10.query英 [ˈkwɪəri] 美 [ˈkwɪri] n. 询问 11.cover英 [ˈkʌvə] 美 [ˈkʌvər] v. 足以支付 12.expose英 [ɪkˈspəʊz] 美 [ɪkˈspoʊz] v. 暴露 13.promise英 [ˈprɒmɪs] 美 [ˈprɑːmɪs] n. 获得成功的迹象 【词块学习】 请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。 1.struggle to do something 奋力前进，艰难前行 2.turn A into B把A转变成B 3.figure out找出方法 4.generate a profit 产生利润 5.generative artificial-intelligence tool生成式人工智能工具 6.a muscular economy 强劲有力的经济 7.an array of something 一系列 8.the economies of scale规模经济 9.expose A to B 把A暴露在B之下，让B面临A 10.flat fee固定费用 11.charge fees 收取费用 12.take a hard look at something认真想想，仔细查看 13.take a look at something 查看...... 【全文翻译】 大型科技公司正努力将AI狂潮转化为利润 科技公司都在鼓吹能够生成商务备忘录或计算机代码的新型AI技术，至于这些产品如何创造利润，它们仍在摸索。 生成式AI工具未经检验，且运行成本高昂，需要使用搭载昂贵芯片的强大服务器，耗电量巨大。微软（Microsoft）、谷歌（Google）、奥多比（Adobe）和其他投资AI的科技公司正在尝试各种策略，进行AI的开发、营销和定价收费。 与标准软件不同，AI产品通常无法实现“规模经济”，因为对于客户的每一次提问，AI都需要重新进行大量计算。使用AI产品的客户越多，公司支付基础设施费用的成本就越高昂。对于那些为AI产品收取固定费用的公司而言，这些运行成本使其面临着潜在亏损。 微软正在将OpenAI公司的最新一版软件用于自家AI功能的开发。该版本名为GPT-4，是目前规模最大、成本最高的AI模型之一。而用GPT-4来总结一封电子邮件，就好比让一辆兰博基尼送披萨。 今年以来，AI相关公司的股价一路飙升。人工智能公司Writer的首席执行官梅·哈比卜（May Habib）说道，估值飙升说明投资者对人工智能的前景充满热情，但很快，高管们就会更加认真地考虑成本问题。 拓展练习阅读理解 13．C 14．A 15．C 16．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了生物学家John Alcock，特别介绍了其对动物行为的进化方法的研究。 13．细节理解题。根据第一段中I wondered后的“Doesn’t every biologist think about animal behavior from an evolutionary views? (难道不是每位生物学家都从进化的视角考虑动物行为吗？)”可知，作者想知道的是每个生物学家是否都以进化的视角看待动物行为，也就是他们对动物行为的看法。故选C项。 14．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“...one of the students in my lab was crazy about her undergraduate animal behavior class. It turned out that the teacher was John Alcock, who had obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University. (我实验室的一个学生对她本科动物行为学课程很入迷。结果那老师就是John Alcock，他在哈佛取得了博士学位。)”可知，作者的一个学生对她本科时期的动物行为课十分着迷，这是因为那时她的老师是John Alcock。由此可推断出，作者借学生的例子来强调John Alcock的影响力。故选A项。 15．主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段中的“...it was amazing that he could spot and recognize bird species by catching sight of them, or even just listening to a small piece of song. (令人惊讶的是他能够仅凭肉眼观察，或者甚至只是听到一小段鸣叫，就发现并辨识出不同的鸟类。)”可知，本段主要介绍了John Alcock可以准确识别不同鸟类的能力。故选C项。 16．主旨大意题。总览全文可知，文章介绍了作者遇到的一位对动物行为学有深入研究的生物学家John Alcock。作者通过阅读John Alcock的著作了解到动物行为学中的进化观点，并结识了John Alcock本人。John Alcock写了许多很好的书籍，展示了大自然中令人惊叹的生命形式。由此可知，A项“John Alcock：动物行为研究（领域）的一位先驱”适合作本文标题。故选A项。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$